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What is this "occupation"?
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Kathlyn | Report | 1 Jul 2009 19:13 |
Thomas may have started from the bottom but he went on to much better things. By the time of the 1881 census his occupation was General dealer and in 1891, his daughter was a furniture dealer. |
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Kathlyn | Report | 1 Jul 2009 19:10 |
Hello Joan, |
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KathleenBell | Report | 1 Jul 2009 19:10 |
Found this for Nipper:- |
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KathleenBell | Report | 1 Jul 2009 19:07 |
I wonder if they could have been the same as Rag Gatherers. This is the definition of the occupation:- |
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Kathlyn | Report | 1 Jul 2009 19:03 |
Thanks for that Kate. |
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Kate | Report | 1 Jul 2009 19:02 |
It could be. I am sure I heard of an occupation that involved unpicking old clothes etc and selling them on to the rag man in exchange for money. I wonder if it means "nipper" as in the informal name for a child (as an extension of the idea of there being a "rag man" or "rag woman") or whether it meant they "nipped" the cloth with scissors etc to tear it up? |
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Kathlyn | Report | 1 Jul 2009 18:45 |
Searching the 1851 census in the Hackney area of London, the person I was looking for is 9 and his brother who is recorded as "head", is 14. Their occupations are Rag Nippers. |